Dec 12, 2024  
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Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HRM 220 Employee Benefits

5 credits
This course covers the strategic considerations that guide the design of benefit programs and the cost implications and strategies to control them.

Prerequisites: ABED 040  (or placement into MATH 087  or higher) and ABED 046  (or placement into ENGL 093  or higher) 

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Define benefits and identify strategic benefit design considerations
  • Define and distinguish between mandated and voluntary benefits
  • Describe the major societal trends in benefits
  • Explain current trends in benefits, including employee assistance program (EAP), healthy workplace, retirement, and pension programs
  • Coordinate mandated and voluntary time-off benefits
  • Explain the importance of strategically managing benefit costs

Total Hours: 50 Lecture Hours: 50